EditorialBalance used to weigh coca leaves and gold, elements highly appreciated and used in trade and for taxation purposes. Bone, vegetable fibre, shells, turquoise and silver. Inca culture (1400-1533 AD). Peru. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.
EditorialBalance used to weigh coca leaves and gold, elements highly appreciated and used in trade and for taxation purposes. Bone, vegetable fibre, shells, turquoise and silver. Inca culture (1400-1533 AD). Peru. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.
EditorialBalance used to weigh coca leaves and gold, elements highly appreciated and used in trade and for taxation purposes. Bone, vegetable fibre, shells, turquoise and silver. Inca culture (1400-1533 AD). Peru. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.
EditorialPre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Negative Carchi culture. 850-1500 AD. "Coquero". Man sitting with hands on knees and chewing coca leaves.20 x 10,5 x 8 cm. From Ecuador. Private collection.
EditorialCast gold lime-flask of a seated female from Colombia, Quimbaya, c600-c1100 AD. The cast gold lime-flasks made by the Quimbaya culture are wonderful examples of the astonishing virtuosity achieved by pre-Columbian artisans. Various types of Quimbaya go...